Procurement Analyst - LCL, Air & Specialized Freight

APM Terminals; Mexico; On-site; MXN 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a Procurement Assistant Manager to own category strategy and sourcing for LCL, Air Freight, and cross-border lanes in Mexico. Lead complex sourcing events, negotiate with suppliers, and drive governance across Product, Operations, and Finance.

Strong analytics, stakeholder influence, and bilingual English/Spanish skills are highly valued. The role requires 5–8 years in transportation procurement or related commercial fields, with the ability to operate independently and deliver

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of experience in transportation procurement, logistics, freight forwarding, category management, or a closely related commercial role.
• Demonstrated experience leading sourcing events, supplier negotiations, contract development, and supplier portfolio decisions.
• Strong understanding of LCL, Air Freight, domestic distribution, LTL, or cross-border transportation markets and operating models.
• Experience managing and influencing stakeholders across Product, Operations, Commercial, Finance, and Procurement without direct authority.
• Strong analytical and financial capability, including rate benchmarking, cost modeling, bid analysis, savings validation, and business-case development.
• Ability to work independently, establish structure in a developing category, and communicate recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Spanish and English proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy and Procurement Ownership: Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies across LCL, Air Freight, domestic distribution, LTL, and cross-border lanes; establish governance and drive supplier selection, negotiations, and implementation.
• Supplier Portfolio Management: Manage strategic relationships with transport and logistics providers; drive governance, performance, and supplier development.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as primary Procurement partner for multiple product/operations stakeholders; align priorities and present performance and risks to leadership.
• Cost Leadership and Market Intelligence: Build benchmarks and cost models; monitor markets, capacity, and cost drivers to deliver measurable savings.
• Risk Management and Continuous Improvement: Mitigate risks; ensure compliance and drive process improvements across sourcing and contracts.

Skills

Category management

Sourcing events

Supplier negotiations

Contract development

Stakeholder management

Cost modeling

Financial analysis

Bilingual

Job description

Overview

The Procurement Assistant Manager owns category management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and procurement governance for Less-than-Container Load (LCL) under the Air Freight, National Distribution under MCL, and MGF Cross-Border categories in Mexico. The role builds Procurement ownership across categories that have historically operated outside the Procurement organization, develops sourcing strategies, leads supplier negotiations, and aligns stakeholders across multiple products. Success requires balancing commercial outcomes, operational requirements, supplier performance, risk, and category growth while establishing consistent sourcing governance and reducing unmanaged spend.

Key Responsibilities

1. Category Strategy and Procurement Ownership
   Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies across LCL, Air Freight, MCL National Distribution, and MGF Cross-Border LTL. Establish procurement governance for categories that have historically operated outside Procurement ownership and reduce unmanaged spend. Build category roadmaps aligned with product growth, operational requirements, cost objectives, and regional procurement priorities. Lead complex sourcing events, supplier selection decisions, contract negotiations, and implementation activities.




2. Supplier Portfolio Management
   Own strategic relationships with transportation and logistics providers across the assigned portfolio. Develop supplier segmentation, governance, and performance management frameworks. Build a capable supplier portfolio, including providers authorized to operate within port facilities and airports and providers supporting B2B and cross-border markets. Lead supplier negotiations, performance interventions, contract lifecycle management, and supplier development activities.




3. Stakeholder Management
   Serve as the primary Procurement partner for Air, LCL, MCL National Distribution, and MGF Cross-Border LTL stakeholders. Align Product, Operations, Commercial, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders on category priorities and sourcing decisions. Influence stakeholders without direct authority and balance product-specific needs with procurement standards and regional objectives. Present category performance, market conditions, commercial recommendations, and material risks to senior stakeholders.




4. Cost Leadership and Market Intelligence
   Build rate benchmarks, cost models, and fact-based sourcing recommendations for assigned categories. Monitor supplier markets, capacity, cost drivers, and service developments across domestic, international, and cross-border transportation. Deliver measurable savings, cost avoidance, supplier performance improvements, and procurement value. Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, process standardization, network efficiency, and improved commercial terms.




5. Risk Management and Continuous Improvement
   Anticipate supplier, capacity, service, operational, and compliance risks and establish mitigation plans. Ensure sourcing activity, contracts, and supplier governance comply with Procurement requirements. Drive adoption of procurement processes and approved supplier channels across the stakeholder base. Lead continuous improvement across sourcing, contracting, supplier performance, market intelligence, and cost management.

Ideal Candidate

5 to 8 years of experience in transportation procurement, logistics, freight forwarding, category management, or a closely related commercial role. Demonstrated experience leading sourcing events, supplier negotiations, contract development, and supplier portfolio decisions. Strong understanding of LCL, Air Freight, domestic distribution, LTL, or cross-border transportation markets and operating models. Experience managing and influencing stakeholders across Product, Operations, Commercial, Finance, and Procurement without direct authority. Strong analytical and financial capability, including rate benchmarking, cost modeling, bid analysis, savings validation, and business-case development. Ability to work independently, establish structure in a developing category, and communicate recommendations to senior stakeholders. Clear written and verbal communication skills. Spanish and English proficiency preferred.

What's in it for You

Ownership of specialized transportation categories serving port, airport, domestic distribution, B2B, and cross-border operations. Opportunity to build category strategy, supplier governance, and procurement standards for a portfolio transitioning into Procurement. High visibility across multiple Product and Operations teams, with direct impact on regional growth, cost, service, and supplier capability.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements. We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process.

A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer's supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 100,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all over the world. For more information.

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